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Timely Topics: Thanksgiving Day

Campus Collaborations: The Library and the Writing Center

Content Spotlight: Oxford University Press Titles Added to Credo Reference Platform

Social Media Content for Libraries

Timely Topics: Impeachment

Connecting With Faculty Through Teaching and Learning Centers

Timely Topics: Turkey, Syria, and the Attack on the Kurds

Credo in Action: Success Stories from Libraries Who Enriched Research Instruction with Credo

Teaching Categories and Types of Sources with Credo Reference

Social Media Content for Libraries

Paradoxes in Instruction: Practical Ideas from “The Courage to Teach”

Teaching From the Microcosm: Practical Ideas from "The Courage to Teach"

News From the Open Web

Social Media Content for Libraries

Setting Students Up for a Smooth College Transition, Part III: Collaborating with Faculty

Student Employment and Leadership, Part II

Student Employment and Leadership, Part I

Charleston Conference Webinar Recap: Teach the Teachers: Instilling Instructional Design Principles in Faculty

News From the Open Web

Adulting 101: Information Literacy to Help You Live Your Best Life

Social Media Content for Libraries

Student Employment as a High-Impact Practice, Part II

Student Employment as a High-Impact Practice, Part I

Information Literacy Techniques: Peer Learning

Connecting with Early Arrival and Pre-Enrollment Programs

Social Media Content for Libraries

Setting Students Up for a Smooth College Transition, Part II: Engaging with Library Resources

Laying the Groundwork for Meaningful Campus Collaborations

Embedded Librarianship as a Student Engagement Tool

News From the Open Web

Connecticut Information Literacy Conference 2019

Partnering with Undergraduate Research Professionals, Part II

Oldies but Goodies!

News From the Open Web

Understanding and Detecting "Deepfakes"

Partnering with Undergraduate Research Professionals, Part I

Social Media Content for Libraries

Incorporating Social Justice in an IL Curriculum: Resources

Calendar of Second-year Student Needs

How to Spot a Predatory Journal

Setting Students Up for a Smooth College Transition, Part I: Connecting Early

How's That To-Do List Coming Along?

News From the Open Web

Information Literacy at LACUNY Institute 2019

“Spark”-ing new collaborations with the University Fellowships Office

Social Media Content for Libraries

Winning at IL Marketing

Challenging Assumptions and Initiating Conversations: My Takeaways from ACRL 2019

Learning from Librarians Who Serve a Different Population

The ACRL Framework in Community Colleges

News From the Open Web

The 6 Pathways That Indicate Whether Second-year Students Will Thrive

Recasting the Narrative: Librarians As Storytellers in a Changing World

Join the Conversation on Research Misperceptions

The Library’s Unique Role in an Engaged Campus

Instruction Focus: Research Skills in the Health Sciences

The ACRL Frame "Information has Value": On Screens Near You!

Social Media Content for Libraries

The Power of Positive Everyday Interactions When Working with Second-year Students

News from the Open Web

How To Find Second-year Students On Your Campus

News from the Open Web

Social Media Content for Libraries

Tips For Supporting Second-year Students

Reading and Writing on a Screen: Benefits and Drawbacks

The Second Year Transition: Looking Into Higher Ed’s Most Overlooked Year

3 Questions with FYE Guide Activity Contest Winner Danielle Rapue

Webinars on Accreditation Tips, Faculty Outreach, and More

Teaching Research Questions and Background Research with Credo, Part II

Integrating Critical Visual Literacy in Library Instruction

Teaching Research Questions and Background Research with Credo, Part I

Supporting Information Literacy in African American Studies

Serving Different Age Groups? Try Some Crossover IL Content

Social Media Content for Libraries

Supporting Information Literacy in Business and Economics

Tools for Marketing Your Credo Resources

Supporting Information Literacy in the Field of Education

News from the Open Web

FYE Spotlight: Loyola Marymount University Library

Lateral Reading: A How-To

FYE Predictions & Trends for 2019

Social Media Content for Libraries

Information Literacy at ALA Midwinter

Journalists' Predictions for 2019: IL Makes the Cut

News from the Open Web

Escape Rooms for the Academic Library: Tips and Tricks for Learning Engagement

Patron Privacy Matters

Supporting Information Literacy in the Health Sciences

HIP in Action: Collaborative Assignments and Projects

Two Fresh Resources from Credo: An Updated Learning Community and the IL Strategy Handbook

Using Memes in Library Instruction and Outreach

News from the Open Web

Social Media Content for Libraries

Assessment Tips from the Field

FYE Spotlight: California State University, Dominguez Hills – Leo F. Cain Library

Supporting Information Literacy in the Social Sciences

Highlights from the Charleston Library Conference

InfoLit Learning Community: Resources to Accelerate Your Library Marketing

FYE Spotlight: Reedley College Library

InfoLit Learning Community: Setting Up a Successful Peer-to-Peer Research Service

FYE Spotlight: East Los Angeles College Library

Hidden Info Gems: Open Access Report Roundup

Using Maps and GIS in Library Instruction and Outreach

Social Media Content for Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: The Latest in IL: A GICOIL Reprise

FYE Spotlight: University of California, Los Angeles Library

InfoLit Learning Community: Selections from the Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

Happy Open Access Week: Programs, Ideas, and Opportunities for Library Instruction

Hidden Info Gems: Open Access Report Roundup

#JCLC2018 Conference: Recaps and Takeaways

InfoLit Learning Community: Booklist review of Merrilee Proffitt’s “Leveraging Wikipedia: Connecting Communities of Knowledge”

Thinking About Indigenous Knowledge in Library Instruction

InfoLit Learning Community: Vanessa Otero on Media Bias

InfoLit Learning Community: "Beyond Fake News" Presentation Recap

Supporting Information Literacy in the Humanities

Hidden Info Gems: Open Access Report Roundup

Social Media Content for Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: Fact or Fiction? Tools for Teaching Media Literacy Skills to Your Students

Teaching Resource Highlight: Creating Data Literate Students

InfoLit Learning Community: Beyond Fake News: Strategies for Evaluating Information in an Era of "Alternative Facts"

News from the Open Web

Using Zines in Library Instruction and Outreach

InfoLit Learning Community: IL Elevator Pitches to Engage Faculty

FYE Spotlight: University of Florida – George A. Smathers Libraries

News from the Open Web

InfoLit Learning Community: Booklist review of Nicole A. Cooke's "Fake News and Alternative Facts: Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era"

Highlights from the IFLA WLIC 2018 Conference in Malaysia

September Social Media Content for Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: Energize Your IL Curriculum with Resources in the InfoLit Learning Community

News from the Open Web

FYE Spotlight: University of Southern California Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: Booklist review of Michelle Luhtala and Jacquelyn Whiting's "News Literacy: The Keys to Combating Fake News"

Highlights from the 2018 Lifelong Information Literacy (LILi) Conference

InfoLit Learning Community: Workshopping your IL Lesson Plans with Assignment Charrettes

Teaching Resource Highlight: Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers

InfoLit Learning Community: Planning Assignments...With a Little Help from Your Friends

4 Essential Summer Reads for Librarians

InfoLit Learning Community: How are you planning to handle disinformation on campus this Fall?

August Social Media Content for Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: Riveting Reads to Get Your Creativity Flowing

Teaching Information Literacy Using Comics and Graphic Novels

InfoLit Learning Community: Achieving Customer Success Through Engagement

The Growing Movement To Get Rid of Expensive Textbooks

Teaching Resource Highlight: Multilingual Glossary for Today’s Library Users

InfoLit Learning Community: Tell Your Library's Story Through Usage Statistics

3 Key Takeaways from the 2018 ALA Annual Conference

InfoLit Learning Community: To MLS or Not to MLS, That Is the Question

News From the Open Web

July Social Media Content for Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: Tips for Keeping Your Professional Practice Up to Date

InfoLit Learning Community: Accreditation Tips and Pitfalls Free Live Webinar

FYE Spotlight: NYU Abu Dhabi Library, United Arab Emirates

News From the Open Web

InfoLit Learning Community: Accreditation: A Chance to Boost Your Soft-Skills Curriculum

HIP in Action: Diversity/Global Learning in Academic Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: How to Share Your Successes in Your Accreditation Report

FYE Spotlight: Bowling Green State University Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: What to Do When Your Accreditation Plans Hit a Bump in the Road

June Social Media Content for Libraries

FYE Spotlight: Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus Library

News from the Open Web

InfoLit Learning Community: Setting Your Sights on Accreditation

Librarians, Faculty, and Credo: The Affordable Learning Trifecta (Webinar Recap)

New Tools & Strategies for Marketing E-resources

InfoLit Learning Community: Credo Insights, an Interview with Amanda DiFeterici

HIP in Action: Undergraduate Research & Awards

InfoLit Learning Community: A Closer Look at Student Assessment

HIP In Action: Hackathons and Innovative Collaborations

InfoLit Learning Community: Library Instruction Resource Round-Up

FYE Spotlight: Nazarbayev University Library, Astana, Kazakhstan

May Social Media Content for Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: Using Backwards Design for Authentic Assessment

FYE Spotlight: Pasadena City College - The Shatford Library

InfoLit Learning Community: Join Us for "Information Literacy in a New Media Landscape" with Vanessa Otero

Celebrate Money $mart Week in your Library!

InfoLit Learning Community: Activities to Engage First Year Students

HIP In Action: Internship and Career Development in Academic Libraries

5 Library Activities to Support National Poetry Month!

InfoLit Learning Community: Tips for Helping Students Spot Fake News

April Social Media Content for Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: An Interview with Vanessa Otero, Creator of the Original Media Bias Chart

FYE Spotlight: University of Houston Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: Connecting with Library Users in an Age of Data Mining and Fake News

InfoLit Learning Community: Gather Resources to Educate Your Institution on Media Bias

Don’t Teach the Framework, Framework the One-Shot

HIP In Action: Service- and Community-based Learning in Academic Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: Active Learning in Library Instruction with Ellen Carey

FYE Spotlight: Florida Gulf Coast University Library

InfoLit Learning Community: Promoting Critical Thinking as an Information Literacy Skill on Campus

Bringing Open Educational Resources to the FYE: Celebrating Open Education Week

InfoLit Learning Community: Information Literacy Flashcards from Dave Harmeyer and Janice J. Baskin

March Social Media Content for Libraries

FYE Spotlight: University of Maryland Libraries

InfoLit Learning Community: Implementing the Framework for Information Literacy in Collaboration with Classroom Faculty

Accreditation and the FYE: Selected Resources for Longitudinal Studies

InfoLit Learning Community: Beyond the Library with Karen Carreras-Hubbard: Join the Conversation

A Culture of Collaboration: Library Innovation in the FYE at Bryant University

FYE Spotlight: University of Colorado Denver - Auraria Library

It Takes a Campus: Successful Collaboration Strategies for Teaching Information Literacy

InfoLit Learning Community: Download the First Chapter of Credo FYE Guide